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NO PAUSING // Now we’re at 20% IP, 20% perimenopause. Canyon Ranch is launching M/Power (wow, the names), a peri/menopause retreat. 3-nights and $7K later, 15 people will get “blood work, hormonal panels, and body composition scans” and daily group sessions covering sex, stress, and sleep. Book me in and I’ll report back.
Chris Danton • Pamela Anderson is a master class on rebranding
Meet the Gen Zers who launched their side hustles before even starting high school—now they’re making a fortune as their own bosses. According to LinkedIn, the second-fastest growing job title for Gen Z grads is Founder. Nearly two-thirds of people aged 18-35 have either started or plan to start a side gig, with almost half saying they want to be... See more
Kirsten Green • The CQ | Why the Deepseek Chaos Spells Opportunity for Consumer AI
The scientific fight over whether aging is a disease: WSJ looks at how a group of scientists, doctors, and entrepreneurs are advocating to classify aging as a disease, arguing that doing so could help speed up drug approvals for treatments targeting aging, rather than just age-related diseases, which could save millions on chronic disease spending... See more
Kirsten Green • The CQ | Why the Deepseek Chaos Spells Opportunity for Consumer AI
SILVER BOWL // Silvers are all over the Super Bowl. It’s only February and already my predictions are coming true. Hellmanns cast Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Uber Eats paired Charlie XCX with Martha Stewart (Martha is busy!). And Willem Dafoe and Catharine O’Hara teamed up for Michelob ULTRA. The theme? Silvers are funny, sexy, cheeky, sporty,... See more
Chris Danton • Pamela Anderson is a master class on rebranding
More Americans take on a second job or side hustle. They come at a cost. By late 2024, 5.3% of U.S. workers held more than one job, the highest level since 2019. (This number might even be underestimated since self-employed people with more than one gig weren’t counted.) Multiple-job holders say they regularly sacrifice sleep, their mental health,... See more
Kirsten Green • The CQ | Why the Deepseek Chaos Spells Opportunity for Consumer AI
The second coming of the bookstore is bigger than reading. It’s about book clubs, readings, and good old-fashioned socializing. Photography was going to kill painting. Amazon > the bookstore. AI > humanity? Or maybe AI is the very thing we need to remember why we like being human?
Chris Danton • Pamela Anderson is a master class on rebranding
YouTube-famous, ultra-conservative, MAHA-loving, Candance Owens, is set on ending the ‘taboo of being a trad wife’. But just because she has a job, doesn’t mean you have to want one. Ironically, the leader of the anti-Girl Boss moment is a Girl Boss
Chris Danton • Pamela Anderson is a master class on rebranding
SOBER SPORT // Ever since the World Cup went sober, non-alc and sports have been having a moment. Athletic Brewing is now the official non-alc beer sponsor for Arsenal. Which, at a glance, feels like nothing. But 2 years ago, this would have been unheard of, so it’s well worth noting.
Chris Danton • Pamela Anderson is a master class on rebranding
Conservatives have been proudly posting with their guns since time immemorial. But now, the United States’ firearm obsession has transcended party lines, infiltrating the social media posts of (mostly white) “girls” (women) and the seemingly left-leaning. In an online world where sincerity is dead, posting with a gun—flouncy, frilly dress and... See more